Friday, July 19, 2013

Top of the milk, sling and budding engineer.

1. Fishing the cream off the top of the milk bottle and giving it to Alec.

2. To put a fractious Bettany in the sling and get on with our day.

3. Aunty Louise brings Alec a beautiful orange diesel locomotive that opens to reveal its engine. I can see Alec spending a lot of time on repairs.
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Drop-off, straight home and resting.

1. As we get closer to the school, we find ourselves walking into a stream of bigger boys heading out to buy their break snack. I feel him s...

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    1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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    1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...